"St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska," as she is officially known, was canonized June 19 as the first female ...

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The Orthodox Christian tradition is strong in the tiny village of Kwethluk, Alaska. It recently welcomed clergy and pilgrims from around the world to canonize a local midwife and healer as a saint.

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The humble Yup’ik mother and midwife known as Matushka Olga is now officially a saint in the Orthodox church, after a ...

It was replaced in 1975 by a social hall with a library and a nationality museum. St. Mary's first priest, Rev. Father Moise Balea, served from 1905-Nov. 1907. He eventually established 20 parishes ...